[1]Atena Farghadani with her mother, Saedeh Zeynali. Image: Facebook
The Iranian activist and cartoonist Atena Farghadani has been released from Evin Prison. On April 26, Global Voices reported [2] that her sentence had been reduced from 12 years to 18 months. On World Press Freedom Day, May 3, she was released.
The cartoonist's May 3 release was a popular subject on social media throughout Iran and the international human rights community, including this tweet by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran:
آتنا فرقدانی آزاد شد pic.twitter.com/NO1J61iFxv [3]
— IranHumanRights.org (@ICHRI) May 3, 2016 [4]
Atena Faraghdani has been freed.
Persian readers can find out more here: آتنا فرقدانی از زندان اوین آزاد شد+تصویر [5]
For past coverage on Global Voices of Atena Farghadani's case:
- Atena Farghadani Goes on Trial Tomorrow in Iran for Her Cartoon About Access to Contraception [6]
- Verdict Delayed in Detained Iranian Artist Atena Farghadani's Trial [7]
- Iran Sentences Atena Faraghdani to 12.5 Years for Cartoons [8]
- Jailed Cartoonist Atena Faraghdani's Lawyer is Arrested for Shaking Her Hand [9]
- Jailed Activist and Artist Atena Farghdani Protests Mistreatment With Hunger Strike [10]
- Iranian Cartoonist Atena Farghadani's Prison Sentence Reduced From 12 Years to 18 Months [11]